Ndii has nailed down the economic troubles of our country Kenya and the embedded crony capitalist class that now controls the state.

Hongera

But, he has a blindspot. I think b/c he is from a different era, he does not see how the emergent tools like explosion of the web, and mobile phones and cross cultural pollination and cryptocurrency will shape the future.

Looking at Kenya's Capital market transition from paper share certificates to > immobilized electronic record form to > de-materialized form housed by the Central Depository Service Corporation (CDSC) has some lesson for transition physical records and assets to blockchain 1/

First here is a list of Financial Intermediaries in Kenya's Capital Markets /2

Second, here is a list of participants involved in the Clearance and Settlement of Securities in Kenya 3/

How do we resolve issues that have nothing to do with logic? eg threat of theft or abuse exists from parties who are trusted to manage the system.? This problem can be overcome with a wide variety of techniques ie governance /3

#INSPIRATION: Can't talk about #ALIEN the movie without crediting one of the most underrated designer giant in the field: Ron Cobb. His influence in the mechanical design and overall aesthetic is immense and go way beyond the movie itself.

more of Ron Cobb designs for the Nostromo

you can start to recognize some of the shapes lines of the Nostromo here, the cramped cockpit design, or the bow window where ash supervises the expedition.

Ok, this is going to be a controversial one. I've avoided the topic for a long time, but since there are many important experts -- ppl that I truly admire -- discussing the subject, I can no longer ignore it.

1/ Since the @Bakkt announcement, the issue has gained steam, especially through the works of @CaitlinLong_ (who's a real champion of #Bitcoin and liberty btw) and her concerns on WallSt's financialization of crypto. B/c of that, FRB is now inserted frequently into debates.

2/ As a background for laymen, FRB is considered THE BIG CONTENTIOUS & UNRESOLVED DEBATE within adherents of the so-called Austrian School of Economics. Rothbardians tend to think it's fraudulent, inflationary and causes economic cycles. They are the proponents of 100% reserves.

Thought to illustrate how not looking to catch the bottom. By trading a reversal this way one is actually trading with the immediate trend, rather than against the trend. Issue with executing like this is if using limits will more often than not NOT get filled.